Asked about whether the Mariners had offered Bolt a deal after the match, coach Mike Mulvey said: "You have a look at our front line today and you wonder whether he could get into any of those positions, wouldn't you?

"I do appreciate how important this story is for the rest of the world.

"You're just talking about speculation. I don't know anything about what you're talking about - and that's the honest truth."

Bolt, who is the 100m and 200m world record holder, was also offered a two-year deal by Maltese champions Valletta FC but turned it down.

He trained with German giants Borussia Dortmund, South African club Sundowns and Norway's Stromsgodset before joining the Mariners in August.